Cops Get Immunity After Tasing Man Suffering Mental Illness
The Fourth Circuit’s Court of Appeals laid down clear law in ruling that the police may only use their tasers against persons who pose an “immediate safety risk.” Unfortunately, this…
Seizing a Prisoner’s Guitar Isn’t a Due Process Violation
An inmate who was possibly a little too flower-power for his own good had his guitar seizure case dismissed by the Tenth Circuit’s Court of Appeals. In a desperate bid…
Lawyers, You Need to Get Rid of Windows 8 Right Now
If your PC is still running on Windows 8, it’s time for a change. Yeah, the operating system is a hard-to-use mess, better designed for tablets than desktops, and more…
Texas Man Sues Ted Cruz Over Presidential Eligibility
Conservative politicians and voters have long questioned Barack Obama’s eligibility for the presidency, claiming the two-term president was born outside the United States. (He was born in Hawaii.) Now the…
Are SCOTUS Justices and the Solicitor General Email Pals?
Did Paul D. Clement forward golf tips to Chief Justice Roberts? Has Justice Sotomayor ever sent adorable cat pics to Donald Verrilli? It’s unlikely, but if they did, we might…
Sexist Lawyer Sanctioned for Sexist Comment to Opposing Counsel
A California lawyer was sanctioned, and bench slapped, by the Northern District of California on Tuesday, for disrupting depositions, failing to comply with discovery orders, and, well, being a bit…
Niger-Delta Militants Bomb Escravos Gas pipeline in Delta
A gas pipeline in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State conveying gas from Escravos–Warri-Lagos-Abuja, was on Thursday Night blown up by suspected Ex-Militants. The gas pipeline is a property…
You Can Be ESIGN and UETA Compliant and Still End up in Court
Electronic signatures have quickly become the predominant means of closing a deal, although it would be a mistake to believe that all digital signatures are made the same. Under basic…
The DoT Gets Behind Self-Driving Cars With Funding and Regulation
If you’ve seen video of self-driving cars cruising through the streets of Manhattan or San Francisco and it slightly terrified you, you weren’t alone. Self-driving cars still struggle with things…
What Are White Papers and Should Lawyers Write Them?
Once upon a time, white papers were simply government documents that spelled out government policies and invited comment on them. The Churchhill White Paper of 1922 is one of the…